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Laghuśabdenduśekhara

The Laghuśabdenduśekhara is a commentary on Bhaṭṭojidīkṣita's Siddhāntakaumudī (a commentary on Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī). It is a younger and shorter version of Nāgeśabhaṭṭa's own Bṛhacchabdenduśekhara. It is also more popular than the Bṛhacchabdenduśekhara and the subject of multiple commentaries. The author of the Laghuśabdenduśekhara is Nāgeśabhaṭṭa.

Approximate Date of Creation

1700 A.D.

Location

Vārāṇasī

Author

Nāgeśabhaṭṭa

Text Type

References

Pendse, Narahari Śāstri (ed.) (2001), Laghuśabdenduśekhara. With a commentary [Liṅgānuśāsana] Chandrakalā by Bhairava Miśra. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan.

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Authors

Nāgeśabhaṭṭa

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